Margaret River Region

Bunbury - Dolphin Discovery Centre	This was the only dolphin we saw	Busselton Jetty - 1865 timber-piled jetty	Longest pier in the southern hemisphere - 1841m
That's even longer than Southend Pier	Cowaramup Brewing Co. tasting paddle	Two big cans	Kangaroo was sitting in the middle of the road - we stopped, waited and then he hopped off
Conto Campground in Leeuwin-Naturaliste NP	Burgers for dinner at Conto Campground	Frog in the loo	Centipede in the sink
Conto Beach - a walk through the dunes	Conto South Beach	Shall we go in for a swim...	...maybe not...
...definitely not	Conto Springs - beach	Pete has a swim - although the current was strong	Lake Cave - walk down into the cave
Pete heading down...	...and down	Looking back to the cave entrance	Inside Lake Cave
An underground stream reflects the formations	Two columns and flowstone are suspended in mid air...	...as the cave floor level has dropped	Straws and small shawls (curtains)
Giant brain	Many formations	Unusual formation	Liked this one
It's hard to see that the formation is not touching the water	Jackie coming back up from the cave	Karri tree	Mammoth Cave entrance
Huge dry cave	Great colour	Jawbone of a now extinct animal	Walkway through the cave
Steps go a long way down	Jackie enjoying the formations	Formations...	...everywhere you look
A flared formation at the end of a stalactite - it must have been in water at some point	There's light at the end of the tunnel	Pete heading out of the cave	Out of the cave and a wee walk through the forest
Brewhouse (Margaret River) tasting pallet...	...why have a paddle when you could have a pallet	Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse - 1903	We go for a tour inside
Looking up to the continuously revolving lenses - if not turning the bright sunlight through the lens could start a fire	Fresnel lens	Pete outside	Great views all around
Bunker Bay in the distance	Lighthouse keeper's cottage	Eagle Bay Olive Farm	Colourful cow at the olive farm
Olive farm goodies we bought - including venison chorizo	A paddle along Dunsborough Beach	Dunsborough - Sculptures along the waterfront	Bronze sculpture
Bronze sculpture	Gabriel chocolate shop - cocoa pods and beans	Cheeky Monkey Brewing Co - another brewery - hic!	The brewery grounds
Surprise - another tasting paddle	Cullen Wines - one of the first wineries in MR in 1966	We had a couple of tastings and bought a bottle of red	Mr Barval Vineyard - a warm welcome...
...in a beautiful setting with really good wines - we bought 3 bottles here	Jewel Cave - discovered through this hole in the ceiling	Tree roots coming down through the cave roof...	...a closer look at this twisty root
Formations everywhere	This one is quite elaborate	Huge stalagmite	Stairway coming down further into the cave
Great colours	Organ Pipes - red laser line is where the water level was when the cave was discovered	Pendulums	Shawls (curtains)
Possum skeleton - 500 years old	Jewel Casket	Unusual formations	Thylacine skeleton found in the cave - the last known thylacine in mainland Australia was 3,300 years ago
Approach to Cape Leeuwin...	...lovely water and beaches	Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse	Lighthouse keeper's cottage
Cow parade (world event in 2010)	Cape Leeuwin lighthouse - 1895 - the tallest in WA (39m)	Internal structure	Inner workings made in Birmingham, England
Fresnel lenses	View down to the keeper's cottages	Jackie with the Indian and Southern oceans	The Indian Ocean is just right of that rock and the Southern Ocean on the left
What has Jackie spotted - alas it's not the right time of year to see whales	Another photo of a fresnel lens	Normally it would be a wild and windy place but not today	Good view down
This is the most southwesterly point in Australia	Southern and Indian Oceans	Two Oceans Meet - info	Retired bits in the interpretation centre